While the NHL has now cancelled all games through Dec. 30, there will be some interesting hockey starting Tuesday when 36 players report to Team Canada’s selection camp in Calgary for the world junior championship, including Malcolm Subban of the Belleville Bulls.
The Gazette’s Brenda Branswell reports that P.K.’s brother, who was selected by the Boston Bruins in the first round of this year’s NHL draft, has a good shot at being the No. 1 goalie for Team Canada when the tournament starts on Boxing Day. Not bad for someone who only started playing in goal when he was 12 after starting out as a defenceman.
You can read Branswell’s story by clicking here.
You can see the complete world junior schedule by clicking here.
Meanwhile, Santa Claus was fired in Toronto recently after telling a 3-year-old boy wearing a Maple Leafs tuque that the Leafs suck. But the bad Santa isn’t the only one who thinks the Leafs suck. Read more by clicking here.
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ugly…it must have given him a rash..
Connor McDavid (15 year old) from Erie Otters signs with Reebok/CCM endorsement deal – the last hockey player this young to get an endorsement deal was Sidney Crosby……..
Hockey Frustration Song no. 27
Cue the Christmas music!
On the first day of Christmas
My karma gave to me:
A lockout and a bad knee
On the second day of Christmas
My karma gave to me:
Two Visa bills and
A lockout and a bad knee
On the third day of Christmas
My karma gave to me:
Three little pigs
Two Visa bills and
A lockout and a bad knee
On the forth day of Christmas
My karma gave to me:
Four flat tires
Three little pigs
Two Visa bills and
A lockout and a bad knee
On the fifth day of Christmas
My karma gave to me:
Five subpoenas
Four flat tires
Three little pigs
Two Visa bills and
A lockout and a bad knee
On the sixth day of Christmas,
My karma gave to me:
Six senses tingling
Five subpoenas
Four flat tires
Three little pigs
Two Visa bills and
A lockout and a bad knee
On the seventh day of Christmas,
My karma gave to me:
Seven ‘lil psychopaths
Six senses tingling
Five subpoenas
Four flat tires
Three little pigs
Two Visa bills and
A lockout and a bad knee
On the eight day of Christmas,
My karma gave to me:
Eight little Bettmans
Seven ‘lil psychopaths
Six senses tingling
Five subpoenas
Four flat tires
Three little pigs
Two Visa bills and
A lockout and a bad knee
On the ninth day of Christmas,
My karma gave to me:
Nine Fehr’s a-lying
Eight little Bettmans
Seven ‘lil psychopaths
Six senses tingling
Five subpoenas
Four flat tires
Three little pigs
Two Visa bills and
A lockout and a bad knee
On the tenth day of Christmas,
My karma gave to me:
Ten owners leaping
Nine Fehr’s a-lying
Eight little Bettmans
Seven ‘lil psychopaths
Six senses tingling
Five subpoenas
Four flat tires
Three little pigs
Two Visa bills and
A lockout and a bad knee
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
My karma gave to me:
Eleven players skating
Ten owners leaping
Nine Fehr’s a-lying
Eight little Bettmans
Seven ‘lil psychopaths
Six senses tingling
Five subpoenas
Four flat tires
Three little pigs
Two Visa bills and
A lockout and a bad knee
On the Twelfth day of Christmas,
My karma gave to me:
Twelve months without game
Eleven players skating
Ten owners leaping
Nine Fehr’s a-lying
Eight little Bettmans
Seven ‘lil psychopaths
Six senses tingling
Five subpoenas
Four flat tires
Three little pigs
Two Visa bills and
and a lockout and a bad knee
Hilarious!
Subban + brossoit FTW!
WJC is gonna be VERY good this year!
Passing this along…..
Robert Rice @SeriousFan09
Alain Berger rejecting his ECHL assignment. Hmmm…
- Honestly yours
Twitter: @de_benny
He is off the roster but no mention otherwise;
http://hamiltonbulldogs.com/team/roster/
I am guessing that Steve Quailer is making Berger expendable, he didn’t seem to be progressing.
ESPN did a nice story of Blake Geoffrion’s college buddy J.J. Watt, seems like a great guy. Was interesting when Blake got injured, the next weekend Watt had a special celebration planned if he got a QB sack to show support for Blake.
PK found Phil Kessel in Toronto.
Seems Phil is a little shy for PK’s video camera.
http://www.keek.com/!gMcJaab
Some might say he’s lacking balls.
Go Habs Go!
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Sad joke.
Too soon! No wait he’s a Leaf… Carry on.
Muy Cajones Amigo!
Not cool to make fun of cancer
Seriously…for a very informative and intelligent poster, thats an incredibly stupid thing anyone could ever say…
wtf??
So I think everyone can agree that a longer CBA is good for all parties concerned, which means that the only real stumbling block left is the 5/7 year contract limit.
I have been thinking about this and I wonder if some sort of “Franchise Player” system could be the solution. Not one like the NFL has, but rather one where each team has the opportunity to sign one designated player to a longer term than the max, say up to 12 years or some such. Every team would have the option and once your team has signed one such contract you can’t sign another until that player is off your roster, but you could get more by trade. So, you would probably have between 20 and 40 players on these types of deals at any one time (factoring in trades). That seems about right for the number of players in the NHL currently signed to very long terms (22 players are currently on contracts of 8 or more years).
Obviously this system would have to be grandfathered in somewhow but I think it would at least address the concerns that the PA has about the middle class. Whether or not the owners would bite is another story.
Am I nuts?
I like that idea. It sounds like a decent compromise.
And if a team already has one locked up, the next long-term commitment can have a conditional clause in his initial 5-year contract to assure him that the next LTD is his.
That’s good….yeah, yeah. That’ll work.
Ok I’ll call Fehr, you deal with Bettman and we’ll send Burl to distract Jeremy Jacobs with some sort of interpretive dance routine. What could go wrong?
Hang on here, when did I get known for interpretative dance? This is going to take alot of Jagrmeister!
Okay but instead of calling it a franchise player, could it be called the “Gomez Contract”?
I second this motion!
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Go Habs Go!
LMAO. Or just “The Gomez”. Every team would want one.
Since it’s Christmas, I guess we could call it “The tank-a-claus”!
“So I think everyone can agree that a longer CBA is good for all parties concerned”
I disagree.
Remember when the world was a nicer place and we were all full of hope and optimism….Yeah, I’m talking about last summer and remember this bonny lass from down under who filled us all with… well you will shortly…enjoy!
http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/12/05/oly-jenneke-dancing-hurdler/1748217/?morestories=obnetwork
Why is Stu Cowan posting stories about Boston Bruins prospects?
Because people where whining that no real hockey stories were being posted (fantasy games, flashback to 1992-93) ?
This particular Bruins prospect came from a Habs fan household ?
World junior talk is still better then no talk ?
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Go Habs Go!
“Because people where whining that no real hockey stories were being posted (fantasy games, flashback to 1992-93) ?”
They’ve been posting these fantasy game, and 92/93 flashback stories because they’re easy to write. It’s a lazy way to fill space, and IMO it’s evidence that the sports department at the Montreal Gazette is out of touch with its readers. This story about some Bruins draft pick isn’t an improvement on those other stories. its just another example of the same flawed thinking.
He will be Canada’s #1, no could about it
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I’d say there’s plenty of doubt…. have you seen Owen Sound play this season yet? Binnington is probably the favourite heading into camp, albeit a slight favourite.
I got Brossoit in #2, but any combination of these guys is A ok by me
very talented goalies this year
I have seen Binnington… but Belleville is in first place despite being one of the lowest scoring teams in the league. Subban has been everything that was advertised and more.
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Belleville plays in a much crappier division.
Binnington’s Owen Sound Attack would be almost undefeated this season were it not for having to play Guelph, London and Kitchener. As good as Subban has been, his only advantage is that he has been advertised while Binnington was not.
The Bulls are playing full out defensive hockey, trying to choke the other teams into submission. Subban is an outstanding goaltender, but I don’t give him the benefit of the doubt for playing on such a low scoring team. That low scoring is a direct consequence of a conscious decision to throw their whole game plan at stopping the other team’s offence.
Roman Hamrlik on NHL XM Radio today saying,”I was misinterpreted.I have always supported and will continue to support the Guys and the Union”. There ya go Amigos. Saludos!
His secret is safe with us
Misunderstanding? Mea Culpa? Or afraid of getting Creamed on the Ice? Take your pick amigos.
So the owners get whipped in public for have a million dollar gag order, so what do we call the union methods for making players recant their real feelings?
The old Horse head ala the Godfather 2
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I still can’t believe he’s a Bruin.
First first ever for me. Rock on.
If he wasn’t a Subban, do you think the Bruins would still have drafted him?
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“Leave the gun, take the cannoli.”
Probably, he was the best goalie available in any case. That doesn’t change the fact that I use it as an extra reason to hate Jeremy Jacobs.
He’s a long way from being anything. There were some outstanding junior goalies who didn’t do jack in the NHL. He might be one of them….and he might not. Point is, I have a whole bucket of wait-and -see for this kid.
I will agree that to date, he has been a pretty good prospect. Let’s hope he doesn’t pull a Fleury in the biggest games this holiday. That would really suck for this talent laden team.
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RGM
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Ian has seen play up there with the Bulls. I would love to get his opinion.
Hello Ian ……
The fact he is already on his way to being the starting goalie for Canada in WJC tourney makes me think he isn’t a long way from being something. Yes he still may not be an NHL star, but in the scheme of things, he has already achieved a great deal.
I wish he wasn’t a Bruin, but hard not to like the kid.
Agreed but there is a very long list of kids who make the team and that is it…that’s the hi light of there career. I’m not saying that’s what going to happen, I’m just saying don’t count the SC rings just yet. He’s got a long road ahead of him and for the record I do believe he’ll be a good NHL goalie.
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RGM
***Habs Forever***